Former Virginia Secretary for Natural Resources Doug Domenech, Former Deputy Secretary Anthony Moore, and Former Director of Historic Resources Kathleen Kilpatrick Endorse Tim Hugo for Lt. Governor 

Centreville, VA – Today, candidate for Lt. Governor Tim Hugo received strong endorsements from two former Virginia Natural Resources executives and the former director of the Department of Historic Resources.

“As a consistent patriot and conservative, former Delegate Tim Hugo has a keen understanding and record of protecting and supporting Virginia’s natural resources,” said Doug Domenech. “From enhancing the health and economic value of the Chesapeake Bay to safeguarding the coalfields of Southwest Virginia, he will protect Virginia’s natural beauty, scenic rivers, State Parks, and Wildlife Management Areas and Refuges. He is a strong supporter of the rights of Sportsmen to hunt and fish on public lands.”

“Tim understands the economic, cultural, and recreational importance of keeping the Chesapeake Bay a vibrant and healthy resource for all Virginians,” said Anthony Moore. 

“I am pleased to support Tim Hugo,” said Kathleen Kilpatrick, former director of the Department of Historic Resources.  “We have worked together in the past and I know he understands the contributions that historic landmarks and lands make to the economic, educational, and social fabric of the Commonwealth.”

Domenech served as Virginia’s Secretary of Natural Resources from 2010 to 2014, and then as Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of Interior from 2017 to 2021.  He is a graduate of Virginia Tech. He is also a former Chairman of the Loudoun County Republican Committee and served as the Executive Director of the National Center for Home Education, a division of the Home School Legal Defense Association.  He previously served as the Campaign Manager for Mike Farris’ Lt. Governor race.

Moore served as Deputy Secretary for Chesapeake Bay Restoration from 2010 to 2014, and previously in the EPA Office of Water Resources during the Bush Administration. 

Kilpatrick served as the Director of the Department of Historic Resources from 2001 to 2013 before being recruited by the legislature as the curator of the Capitol and Capitol Square.  

Tim Hugo has also been endorsed by other conservative leaders including:

• Congressman Ben Cline (VA-6)
• Congressman Morgan Griffith (VA-9)
• Senate Republican Leader Tommy Norment
• Senator Bill DeSteph (Virginia Beach)
• Senator Ryan McDougle (Hanover)
• Senator Richard Stuart (Fredericksburg)
• Delegate Rob Bell (Albemarle)
• House of Delegates Caucus Chair Kathy Byron (Bedford)
• Delegate Bobby Orrock (Caroline)
• Delegate Matt Fariss (Campbell)
• Delegate Buddy Fowler (Hanover)
• Delegate Margaret Ransone (Westmoreland)
• Delegate Nick Rush (Montgomery)
• Delegate Lee Ware (Powhatan)
• Delegate Mark Cole (Spotsylvania)
• Stafford County Supervisor Mark Dudenhefer
• Former Senator Dick Black
• Former Speaker of the House William Howell 
• Former Delegate Scott Lingamfelter
• Former Delegate Manoli Loupassi
• Former Delegate Brenda Pogge
• Former Delegate Jackson Miller
• Former Delegate Randy Minchew
• Former 10th Congressional District Candidate/Current HD 51 Candidate Jeff Dove
• Former 10th District GOP Chair Jo Thoburn
• Former NRA Political Director Chuck Cunningham
• Augusta Clerk of the Court Steve Landes
• Chesapeake City Clerk of the Court Alan Krasnoff
• Fauquier County Sheriff Bob Mosier
• Fairfax City Councilman Sang Yi
• Prince William County Supervisor Pete Candland
• Former Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli
• Former Prince William County Supervisor Ruth Anderson
• Former Manassas Mayor Mayor Hal Parrish
• Former Manassas City Councilman Ian Lovejoy
• Former RPV Chairman John Whitbeck
• Virginia Republican National Committeeman Morton Blackwell

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